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No. 807,917. PATBNTBD DEC. 19, 1905. G. BNGBLHARDT & C. F. FLsGH.

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APPLwATIoN FILED 111113.18. 1905` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORG ENGELHARDT, OF CASSEL, AND CARL FRIEDRICH FLSCH, OFWERNIGERODE-ON-THE-HARZ, GERMANY.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application led February 18, 1905. Serial No. 246,258.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that we, GEORG ENGELHARDT, manufacturer, a resident ofCassel, and CARL FRIEDRICH FLsCH, manufacturer, a resident ofVernigerode-on-the-Harz, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany, subjects of theGerman Emperor, have invented a new and Improved Last, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved last havinga hinged toe portion to permit it to be set at different angles to themain portion and to the walkingline of the foot to insure the productionof an accurate foot-covering, such as shoes, boots, stockings, and thelike.

The invention consists of novel features and parts, as will be morefully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of th'e invention is represented in theaccompanying drawing, forming a part 0f this specification, in which thefigure is a plan view of a last having its toe portion hinged at oneside to permit of swinging the toe portion sidewise to the desiredangular position relative to the main portion.

The shoe-last illustrated in the drawing consists of a main portion 7,',including a heel, and a toe portion f, connected by a hinge e with thesaid main portion c' at the inner side of the last, so as to allow ofswinging the toe portion f sidewise into a desired angular positionrelative to the main portion c', as plainly indicated in dotted lines inthe drawing, the different positions being marked with the letters A, B,C, and D. A series of four lasts A, B, C, and D can thus be obtained bythis one last. On the toe portion f is pivoted a graduated arm g, havingan elongated slot f', through which extends a screw L, screwing in themain portion c', so that when the toe portion f has been adjustedsidewise to the desired position then it is fastened in place byscrewing' up the screw 7L. The hinge e is located at or near thebeginning of the big toe, so that when the toe portion f is swungsidewise the adjustment is made relative to the beginning point of thebig toe, so as to obtain a proper relative position between the toeportion f and the main portion a'.

From the foregoing it will be seen that for each number of a -last atoe-portion adjustment is had to obtain a correct angular position ofthe big toe relative with rest of the foot, it being understood that fora certain size foot a last is selected which corresponds as to the sizefoot, and by means of the additional adjustment of the toe portionrelative to the main portion a last is had which corresponds both 'as tosize and shape of the wearers foot.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A shoe-last, comprising a main portion, anda toe portion hinged to the main portion on the inner side, at a pointopposite which the base of the great toe comes.

2. A shoe-last, comprising a main portion, a toe portion hinged to themain portion on the inner side at a point opposite which the base of thegreat toe comes, and means for locking the toe portion to the mainportion.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORG ENGELHARDT. CARL FRIEDRICH FLSCH. Vitnesses to the signature ofEngelhardt:

GEC. H. SETHs, WILH. DEMPWCCLF. lVitnesses to the signature of Flsch:

